Social Worker II - Good Samaritan Hospital

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

TriHealth is seeking a Social Worker for the Care Management Department Emergency at Good Samaritan Hospital. The role assesses patients’ and families’ psychosocial needs and develops, communicates, and implements comprehensive plans for psychosocial interventions and complex discharges, including readmissions among high-risk populations. The Social Worker serves as a resource on social systems, institutions, and behavioral and relationship patterns, and applies appropriate interventions to meet patient and family needs. The position collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to support effective, efficient, and appropriate care, optimize health status, and ensure smooth transitions between levels of care. It also promotes the practice and profession of social work within the hospital through education and expertise, and serves in hospital specialty areas that require an MSW for regulatory or grant-funding requirements. The role provides on-call services according to departmental policy. The position is based at Good Samaritan Hospital, 375 Dixmyth Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220. The schedule is full-time, 80 hours bi-weekly, day shift from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with rotation every fourth weekend. TriHealth describes its team culture as focused on teamwork, innovation, and compassionate care. Pay is competitive and based on education and experience.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Science or Social Work.
Up to one year of clinical healthcare or community social work experience.
Licensed Social Worker credential required.
Computer literacy.
Knowledge or ability related to grief and bereavement counseling, alcohol and drug intervention, and support for victims of abuse, neglect, and violence.
Knowledge of payer reimbursement rules and community resources for underserved populations.

Responsibilities

Apply root cause analysis to readmissions and work with the healthcare team, patient, and family to resolve identified issues.
Communicate verbally and in writing, and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team regarding the plan of care and the patient’s response.
Counsel other caregivers on techniques for effective psychosocial intervention and communication.
Develop and implement plans of care based on assessment, including counseling or crisis intervention, and facilitate connections to community resources and services.
Revise plans of care based on patient and family responses.
Promote the social work profession through formal education and teaching rounds, and serve as a resource and preceptor for new staff.
Provide on-call services according to departmental policy, including timely response and appropriate follow-up.
Respond to referrals and assess psychosocial and complex discharge needs using information from medical records, patients, the multidisciplinary team, families, and other available resources.
Demonstrate TriHealth’s SERVE standards and ALWAYS behaviors in interactions with patients, guests, team members, and the community.